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CARY, John and William. Cary's terrestrial pocket globe; agreeable to the latest discoveries. London: Pub. by J. and W. Cary Strand Apr. 1, 1791. In original case
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globe h cm 7,5
Wooden sphere with twelve engraved and coloured spindles.
Wooden sphere with twelve engraved and coloured spindles.
Spherical case lined with faux shagreen, with metal clasp, the interior is lined with engraved spindles, one side depicting ‘The WORLD as known in Caesar's Time agreeble to D'Anville’ and the other hemisphere is lined with ‘A TABLE OF Latitudes & Longitudes of Places not given on this GLOBE’.
The brothers John (1754-1835) and William (1760-1825) Cary, one a cartographer and engraver and the other an instrument maker, respectively, published their first globe in 1791 and immediately established themselves in the English market for this field. They specialised in the production of terrestrial and celestial globes of four different sizes.
For further biographical information on John and William Cary and for a comparison with other specimens see:
P. Van der Krogt, Old Globes in the Netherlands, H&S, Utrecht 1984, p. 77;
P. Van der Krogt - E. Dekker, E., Globes from the Western World, London 1993, pp. 116-118.
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I fratelli John (1754-1835) e William (1760-1825) Cary, rispettivamente cartografo e incisore l'uno e costruttore di strumenti l'altro, pubblicarono il loro primo globo nel 1791 e si affermarono subito nel mercato inglese di questo settore. Si specializzarono nella produzione di globi terrestri e celesti di quattro diverse dimensioni.Per ulteriori informazioni biografiche su John e William Cary e per un confronto con altri esemplari si veda:P. Van der Krogt, Old Globes in the Netherlands, H&S, Utrecht 1984, p. 77;P. Van der Krogt – E. Dekker, E., Globes from the Western World, London 1993, pp. 116-118.
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